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cir⋅cum⋅ja⋅cent
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ˌsɜr
kəmˈdʒeɪ
sənt
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–adjective
lying around; surrounding.
Origin:
1480–90;
< L
circumjacent-
(s. of
circumjacēns,
prp. of
circumjacēre
to lie around), equiv. to
circum-
circum-
+
jac-
lie +
-ent-
-ent
Related forms:
cir⋅cum⋅ja⋅cence,
cir⋅cum⋅ja⋅cen⋅cy,
noun
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